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Bruce Shaw

Go-getter · DISC type d
Investor at nitecapp
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Bruce is an early-stage investor and co-founder of The Food Loft, a Boston-based innovation hub for food and foodtech startups. Leveraging his background as a cookbook publisher, he now focuses on investing in food and travel technology. He holds an MBA from Boston University and a BA from Bowdoin College.

His passion for books and reading dates back to his childhood and is a family trait, as his grandfather was also a publisher. This love for the written word defined his early career before he transitioned into the world of venture capital, merging his content expertise with technology.

He uniquely transformed his traditional cookbook publishing house space into a modern coworking community for foodtech entrepreneurs.

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Current Role
Investor
Location
Greater Boston, United States
Personality Overview

How Bruce shows up

Decisive
Self-Confident
Challenger

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Priorities

Topics Bruce cares about

Foodtech Innovation
He invests in the intersection of food and digital technology, including restaurant tech, food waste solutions, and supply chain management.
Early-Stage Investing
As a co-founder of The Food Loft and an active angel investor for over a decade, he provides capital and mentorship to new businesses.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Investor
nitecapp
6-2024
Investor
Craftmix
2-2024
Investor
Rorra
12-2023
Investor
Adgile Media Group
12-2023
Investor
Ecotone Renewables
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Education
1978 - 1980
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Boston University School of Management
1970 - 1974
BA
Bowdoin College
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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